2023 < View Public Art Projects "Superbloom!" by Joseph O'Connell 2023 Permanent Art Project Superbloom! is a captivating public art piece that combines the vibrant colors of the wildflowers found in Lancaster's desert landscapes with the city's renowned aerospace industry. Inspired by the resilience, healing, and growth of both our natural environment and our own human population, this art installation celebrates the spectacle of wildflower blooms, known as ”superblooms,” that occasionally grace the region. The art piece features a collection of brilliant-colored disks, carefully arranged on sturdy aluminum stalks held together with bolts and rivets reminiscent of the aerospace industry. The varying heights of the disks symbolize not only the organic growth of wildflowers but also the continuous progress and development of the community. Superbloom! serves as a visual reminder of the coexistence between nature's beauty and human ingenuity, inviting viewers to reflect on what a superbloom in the human realm would look like.

2025 < View Public Art Projects "Portals" by Anthony James 2025 2025 Artist Anthony James’s 24” Cube (Brushed Stainless Steel) (2022), 24” Icosahedron (Brushed Stainless Steel) (2022), and 24” Tetrahedron (Brushed Stainless Steel) (2022) are examples of his Portals series, in which he constructs three-dimensional, geometric sculptures whose interiors contain a seemingly vast, fractal matrix of infinite space. Through stainless steel, glass, and LED lights, the sculptures evoke the aesthetics of Minimalism and Formalism, whose ideals favor geometric abstraction and emphasize the importance of form, as well as the Light and Space art movement, which focuses on the power of emptiness and intangible structure. Central to the works in Portals are the use of Platonic and Archimedean solids, employing these forms as a means of connecting with their philosophical and scientific importance. As a result, James’ work is an amalgamation of these principles, creating an environment that transports viewers into an endless cosmic world confined in a finite space. These artworks have been generously donated by Anthony James. Anthony James is a British American artist based in Los Angeles. He graduated from Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design in London in 1998, where he studied painting. James’ work has been exhibited at galleries and art fairs across the globe, including Saatchi Gallery, Opera Gallery, HOFA Gallery (House of Fine Art), and Art Basel. In 2023, James became the first visual artist to exhibit on all seven continents, after installing a Portals sculpture at White Desert in Antarctica.

2014 < View Public Art Projects "One Desert Sky" by Brad Howe 2014 Permanent Art Project By Brad Howe Drawing upon the stories of local Antelope Valley residents, artist and Antelope Valley native Brad Howe created the installation that now hangs in the atrium of the High Desert Regional Health Center, located on Avenue I and. Taking mental pictures from these stories, Howe turned them into actual images – 8,000 laser-cut aluminum plates painted blue. Spearheaded by the Lancaster Museum of Art and History, a naming contest took place with the winning name being “One Desert Sky” – an imagine invoked by the blue images and the stories behind them.

2021 < View Public Art Projects Crosswalk Mural by Charlie Edmistion 2021 Temporary Art Project https://video.wixstatic.com/video/e60af9_a88d1d0fb4414db882be6754b477822f/1080p/mp4/file.mp4

2021 < View Public Art Projects Cinta Vidal Mural 2021 Permanent Art Project https://video.wixstatic.com/video/e60af9_1602a0af1e1d490dbf08d7a1b095fe73/1080p/mp4/file.mp4

2022 < View Public Art Projects Skytower Park Murals by Vojislav Radovanović 2022 Permanent Art Project The Skytower Park Community Mural Painting project was a multiday creative event held in the Spring of 2022. Community members of all ages were invited to join community engagement artist Vojislav Radovanovic in the two-phase process of planning and painting of over 300 ft. of murals at Skytower Park, 43434 Vineyard Drive, Lancaster, CA 93535. The Lancaster Museum of Art and History is dedicated to strengthening awareness, enhancing accessibility, and igniting the appreciation of art, history, and culture in the Antelope Valley through creative community engagement and vibrant public art projects that celebrate the richness of the region. Learn More >

2008 < View Public Art Projects The Musical Road 2008 Permanent Art Project In September, 2008, Honda Motor Company constructed a musical road on Avenue K, between 60th Street West and 70th Street West as part of their Honda Civic ad campaign. After several complaints from local residents, the street was then paved over to alleviate the nuisance that it created. However, after much public interest, the Lancaster City Council decided to reconstruct the road and relocate it to a more remote location on Avenue G, between 30th Street West and 40th Street West. Both projects used the same melodic line from Rossini’s William Tell Overture. However, possibly due to miscalculations during the engineering process, the melodic intervals are quite different than the actual tune, while the rhythmic patterns are accurate. This is the first musical road to be constructed in the United States, and is only one of a few located in the entire world.

2012 < View Public Art Projects "Pete Knight" Mural by Geo-May Frankenberg 2012 Permanent Art Project The William “Pete” Knight mural was created by local artist Geo-May and commissioned by the City of Lancaster as part of the Aerospace Walk on Lancaster Blvd. It commemorates the accomplishments of Edwards Air Force Base stationed aeronautical engineer, test pilot, combat pilot, and astronaut whom holds the world’s speed record for flight in a winged aircraft. He was one of four Air Force pilots selected to pilot the Dyna Soar (X-20) aircraft in the first Air Force space program. He was also one of eight X-15 pilots to earn his astronaut wings by flying an airplane in space 280,000 feet. Knight later became Palmdale’s first elected mayor and served on the State Senate.

2026 < View Public Art Projects Antelope Valley Walls™ 2026 Permanent Art Project Since 2016, Antelope Valley Walls™ has brought international and local artists to the Antelope Valley, adding more than 70 vibrant murals across the community between 2016 and 2024. The 2026 installment will introduce 10 new murals between October 11-17, expanding the growing collection throughout the region. Stay tuned as we gear up to celebrate 10 years of Antelope Valley Walls™. Don't miss the Antelope Valley Walls 10th Anniversary Exhibition at MOAH:CEDAR, opening August 1, 2026! Learn More >

2021 < View Public Art Projects "THEN | NOW | A | DREAM" by Nathaniel Ancheta and David Martin 2021 Permanent Art Project by Nathaniel Ancheta and David Edward Martin: THEN | NOW | A | DREAM , an installation that includes four life-size sculptures of a pronghorn antelope made from rebar and discarded material, found its permanent home here at the Preserve. What was, what is, and what might have been coalesced in what was originally a site-specific installation located at the foot of the Antelope Valley California Poppy Reserve. Made from common construction materials and found materials scavenged from the site, the sculptures were painted an uncanny shade of super-saturated blue. The four pronghorn antelope sculptures represent the landscape’s past and look with hope to the blooming of the poppies on the hills and fields beyond. The antelopes represent several layers of tension between belonging and unbelonging; animals that once roamed the landscape by the thousands are conspicuously absent given the area’s designation in the Antelope Valley, an unnatural blue that provides a unifying coating to a variety of discarded consumer items. Nathaniel Cas Ancheta’s art practice functions within the thresholds between interior and exterior, passive and active, and the natural and the artificial. Ancheta creates work that catalyzes engagement with the individual, the public, and its environment. He currently lives and works in Lancaster, CA. David Edward Martin is a classically trained filmmaker engaged in a multimedia practice framed by the traditional genres of landscape, still life, figurative, and abstraction. Using multiple modalities, Martin creates work engaging with systems of how meaning is made, unmade, and remade in everyday contexts. He lives and works in Los Angeles, CA.

2022 < View Public Art Projects "The Greeting" by Dan Droz 2022 Permanent Art Project By Dan Droz The Greeting , a new permanent, public art sculpture by artist Dan Droz, is now installed at the corner of Lancaster BLVD and Ehrlich Avenue. In collaboration with the Lancaster Museum of Art and History (MOAH) and Droz, the museum commissioned the new public art sculpture to engage and elevate the public space around the museum. The sculpture will serve as a defining landmark for the community, where people can gather and create meaningful connections between the museum, public space, and community members. The sculpture depicts colorful, abstract figures gathering to meet at MOAH, but from a different angle reveals other images like people high-fiving one another. The color palette is also an essential part of the design for the sculpture, connecting the story of the desert landscape and the diversity of the Antelope Valley community. Droz believes that sculptures like The Greeting help people understand that art is not just about the aesthetic but can speak to a story that is relevant to peoples’ lives. Droz is a full-time sculptor that engages with themes surrounding relationships, family, and the community. Before becoming a sculptor, Droz had a 45-year career as a design and marketing consultant and was a professor at Carnegie Mellon University. In addition to being shown at the Lancaster Museum of Art and History, Droz has been commissioned for work at the entrance to the Heritage Trail in downtown Pittsburgh, and Oxon-Hill Sculpture Park in Washington, DC, among others. Take home your own miniature The Greeting , available in The Vault Store. Purchase Now

2017 < View Public Art Projects #ArtOutDoorAV 2017 Temporary Art Project The Lancaster Museum of Art and History (MOAH) is thrilled to launch the #ARTOUTDOORAV Billboard Project from Monday, October 16, 2017, to Sunday, November 12, 2017. The #ARTOUTDOORAV Billboard Project is a joint campaign between Lamar Advertising, MOAH, and the Lancaster Museum and Public Art Foundation (LMPAF). The Museum invites local artists, and those who reside in the 5th Supervisorial District of Los Angeles County, to submit their work for consideration for a special outdoor exhibition. A panel of jurors will review the work. Selected artists will have the opportunity to exhibit their artwork on two billboards at selected locations in and around the City of Lancaster and the greater Antelope Valley region. This special outdoor exhibition will include 10 artists on a total of 20 billboards as part of MOAH’s fall programming.